Senior Early Years Educator

TN United Kingdom; Manchester; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 31,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading nursery school in Manchester seeks a passionate Senior Early Years Educator to lead a team, inspire children, and ensure high-quality teaching under the EYFS framework. The role involves delivering care, conducting appraisals, and fostering inclusivity. Join a supportive environment that values responsibility and teamwork.

Benefits

Annual wellness day off

Company sick pay

Access to retail discounts

Increasing holidays after service

Performance-related bonuses

Dedicated learning support

Confidential counselling sessions

Qualifications

• Proven experience working as an Early Years Educator.
• Demonstrable leadership experience within Early Years.

Responsibilities

• Deliver care and supervise team members.
• Ensure record-keeping requirements are completed.
• Conduct team appraisals and implement learning objectives.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Inclusivity

Education

Level 3 qualification in early years

Job description

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Senior Early Years Educator (Nursery Room Leader)

• The Learning Hive Nursery School by Storal
• Manchester Road, Audenshaw, M34 5GB
• Full Time, 40 Hours per week, Monday to Friday

Close to Manchester centre, children learn, play & imagine in The Learning Hive’s beautiful Victorian home & stables.

We are looking for a passionate and engaging Senior Early Years Educator (Nursery Room Leader) who will lead by example, motivate and inspire their team to encourage a love of learning through high-quality teaching under the EYFS framework.

As part of this role, you'll deliver care as well as supervise your team members; identify areas of change and implement learning and teaching objectives to ensure all children are kept safe and have rich, stimulating experiences. You will embrace inclusivity to meet the individual needs of all in your room.

Within this role, you will be responsible for ensuring all record-keeping requirements are regularly completed, as well as conducting team appraisals. As the Senior Early Years Educator (Nursery Room Leader), you will work in partnership with other Room Leads and the management team to ensure the nursery runs successfully.

About you:

• Level 3 or above qualification in early years
• Proven experience working as an Early Years Educator (Nursery Nurse/Practitioner)
• Demonstrable leadership experience within Early Years
• Knowledge and understanding of the EYFS
• Excellent communication skills with children and adults
• Reflecting the Storal values of responsibility, openness, and teamwork

What we can offer you:

Salary: From £25,896.00 - £30,180.80, depending on experience and qualifications

• Annual wellness day off
• Company sick pay
• Access to retail and other discounts through Perkbox
• Holidays increasing to 22 days after 2 years of service and 25 days after 5 years, plus Bank Holidays
• Performance-related bonuses
• Dedicated learning and development support
• Access to confidential counselling sessions through our Employee Assistance Programme

About us:

This nursery is part of Storal, a group of nurseries across England. Our vision at Storal is to be the nursery group that every family and educator wants to join. Our values focus on creating a positive environment for teams and children, emphasizing high standards, mutual praise, teamwork, and growth. We do what we say we will, and if you share this ethos, a Storal nursery is the right place for you.

Storal is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All employees will undergo background checks, an enhanced DBS check, and reference checks.